Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
13
1.1
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
33
43
43
51
117
100
64
47
40
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
99
124
139
110
92
205
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
10
NNW
15
W
10
W
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM2.69m
9:35PM2.63m
10:20AM2.76m
10:52PM2.81m
11:37AM2.94m
Low Tide
2:26AM1.06m
3:15PM1.00m
3:55AM0.94m
4:36PM0.93m
5:10AM0.68m
5:41PM0.76m
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clear
clear
clear
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5:16
5:18
5:20
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9:07
9:05
9:02
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
18
17
16
16
15
15
13
16
18
17
17
14
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
12
11
9
10
10
11
11
12
15
14
12
9
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
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